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R. H. REYNOLDS. ANCHOR.

'LSLQAEL APPLICATION FILED JULY 3011919.

'Filtented 0st'. 2l, 1919 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RECTOR HUN EFORD REYNOLDS, OF WOODRIVER, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF FRANK GIN GER, OF ALTON, ILLINOIS.

ONE-HALF T0 Ancisoa.V

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

Application iled July 30, 1919. Serial No. 314,237.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, RECTOR I-IUNEroRD RiiYNoLDs, a citizen of the United States, residing at VVoodriver, in the county of Madison and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchors, of which the following is a specication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in anchors, and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved device of this general character comprising metallic plates formed and assembled in a manner whereby the anchor possess a maximum of strength.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved anchor whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in top plan of an anchor constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention, the shank being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken through the device as illustrated in Fig. l, with the shank in elevation.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating in detail the attachmentl of an arm of the inner plate with the main plate of the anchor.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, P denotes a concave-convex metallic plate of desired dimensions and preferably in the form of a four pointed star the central portion 1 of which constituting a head and the points 2 constituting the flukes.

In order to materially strengthen andreinforce the plate P said plate is provided with a pair of perpendicularly related corrugations 3 opening inwardly, each of the corrugations 3 extending entirely across the plate P and from the outer extremities of diametrically opposed points or flukes 2.

Arranged inwardly of the head portion 1 of the plate P is a second plate P', said plate being flat and preferablv rectangular. Each corner portion of the plate P is provided with an angularly extending flat arm i contacting with the inner or concave face of a point or fluke 2 and bridging the corrugations 3 extending along said point or fluke. The arm t is riveted as at 5 or otherwise secured to the plate P at opposite sides of the corrugation 3.

' 6 denotes a shank 0f desired length and has its inner end portion disposed through the central portions of the plates P and P and held in applied position in any desired manner. The outer end of the shank 6 is provided with an eye 7 to afford convenient attaching means.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that an anchor constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

l. An anchor consisting of a concavo-convex plate having a plurality of angularly related ribs extending substantially thereacross and a flat plate arranged inwardly of the central portion of the rst named plate, the corners of said second named plate being provided with arms, and means for securing said arms to the concave face of the first named plate.

2. An anchor comprising a concavo-con vex plate provided with angularly related corrugations extending substantially entirely thereacross, and a fiat plate positioned inwardly of the central portion of the first named plate and provided with arms contacting with the convex face of the first named plate and bridging the corrugations therein, and means for securing said arms to the iirst named plate at opposite sides of the corrugations.

3. An anchor consisting of a concavo-con- Vex plate having a plurality ot angularly related ribs extending substantially therenamed plateY and through theV second vnamed across and a flat plate arranged inwardly of plate. 10

lthe lcentral. portion of the first named .pla-te, In testimony whereof I `hereunto atflx my the corners of said second named-plate besignature in the presence of two witnesses.

ing provided with arms, means for securing RECTOR HUNEFORD REYNOLDS. said arms to the concave face of the first Witnesses: named plate, and a shank extending out- PHILIP FORGADE,

wardly from thegeonvex face of the lirsti J. W. COOPER.

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. Washington, ILC. 

